Washington Capitals Goal and Point Streak Records
Consecutive Games With a Point | Consecutive Games With a Goal | Start of Season Streaks
Here is a list of every Washington Capitals regular season point streak, capped off at 10, and goal streak, capped off at 5. Point totals are tie-breakers. More info is on the NHL’s site. Corrections? Clarifications? E-mail us.
Consecutive Games With a Point
# | Player | Season | Start | End | Streak | G | A | P | Record | Note | Photo |
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1 | Mike Gartner | 1984-85 | 10/13/1984 | 11/21/1984 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 6-7-4 | Gartner matches his original 17-game point streak but with 4 extra points. | |
2 | Mike Gartner | 1980-81 | 2/26/1981 | 4/2/1981 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 6-9-2 | Gartner set the Caps' record in 1981, a record that stands nearly 40 years later.. | |
3 | Robert Lang | 2003-04 | 10/31/2003 | 12/2/2003 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 7-8-1 | Lang was having a great season but the team wasn't, and they traded him despite being the top scorer in the league at the time. | |
4 | Geoff Courtnall | 1988-89 | 10/29/1988 | 11/30/1988 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 9-5-1 | Courtnall has the longest streak in which the Caps also had a winning record. | |
5 | Alex Ovechkin | 2018-19 | 11/16/2018 | 12/15/2018 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 12-2-0 | Ovechkin won the NHL's 1st star of the week for the week of Dec. 16 2018. | |
6 | Alex Ovechkin | 2006-07 | 1/1/2007 | 2/1/2007 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5-8-0 | Oddly, two of Ovi's streaks where he had more assists than goals came when the team was struggling. | |
7 | Mike Ridley | 1990-91 | 1/25/1991 | 2/24/1991 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6-5-2 | Ridley had 547 points in 588 games with D.C. | |
8 | Robert Lang | 2003-04 | 1/28/2004 | 2/25/2004 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5-5-3 | Earlier in the season, Lang had a 16-game point streak. | |
9 | Dennis Maruk | 1980-81 | 3/4/1981 | 3/27/1981 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5-5-2 | Maruk had 50 goals and 47 assists in 1980-81. | |
10 | Mike Gartner | 1987-88 | 2/11/1988 | 3/6/1988 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 11-1-0 | Gartner's third-best streak came during an 11-1 run by the Caps. | |
11 | Jaromir Jagr | 2003-04 | 11/8/2003 | 12/2/2003 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5-6-1 | Jagr was traded 46 games into the 2003-04 season. | |
12 | Bengt Gustafsson | 1985-86 | 11/1/1985 | 11/27/1985 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 9-2-1 | Gustafsson only had two-goals during his 12-game point streak. | |
13 | Evgeny Kuznetsov | 2021-22 | 3/3/2022 | 3/26/2022 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9-2-1 | Kuznetsov put up a career-best streak in his ninth season. | |
14 | Peter Bondra* | 1997-98 | 11/8/1997 | 11/29/1997 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 5-4-2 | Bondra's streak was actually 15 games but he missed three after his 11th game. | |
15 | Dave Christian | 1984-85 | 12/27/1984 | 1/19/1985 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9-2-0 | Christian played half of his 15-year NHL careed in D.C. | |
16 | Alex Ovechkin** | 2005-06 | 3/18/2006 | 4/7/2006 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3-3-5 | Ovechkin set the Caps' rookie mark for consecutive games with a point. | |
17 | Dale Hunter | 1992-93 | 12/29/1992 | 1/26/1993 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6-4-1 | Hunter's streak came during one of his best regular season in D.C., when he had 79 points. | |
18 | Adam Oates | 2000-01 | 2/1/2001 | 2/27/2001 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9-1-1 | Oates' numbers helped the Caps to a 9-1-1 record. | |
19 | Adam Oates*** | 2001-02 | 2/6/2002 | 3/10/2002 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7-2-2 | This streak doubles as the Caps' all-time high for consecutive games with an assist. | |
20 | Dennis Maruk | 1981-82 | 2/6/1982 | 2/27/1982 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 6-3-1 | Maruk avered 2.4 points a game in his 10-game streak. | |
21 | Alex Ovechkin | 2008-09 | 11/10/2008 | 11/28/2008 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6-3-1 | Ovechkin won the NHL's 1st star of Month for Nov., and second star of week behind Backstrom on Nov. 16. | |
22 | Al Iafrate**** | 1992-93 | 11/25/1992 | 12/12/1992 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9-1-0 | With 22 points in ten games, Iafrate set the Caps' defensive record for consecutive games. | |
23 | Michael Nylander | 2002-03 | 11/19/2002 | 12/7/2002 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4-6-0 | Nylander averaged two points a game during his streak. | |
24 | Alan Haworth | 1985-86 | 10/25/1985 | 11/15/1985 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7-2-1 | Haworth had two separate 10-game point streak with the Caps. | |
25 | Robert Picard | 1978-79 | 12/17/1978 | 1/9/1979 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 3-4-3 | Picard is the only other Caps defenseman on this list but had three fewer points than Iafrate. | |
26 | Mike Gartner | 1983-84 | 1/25/1984 | 2/16/1984 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 9-0-1 | Gartner led the Caps to a 9-0-1 stretch with 18 points. | |
27 | Dennis Maruk | 1980-81 | 10/25/1980 | 11/15/1980 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2-2-6 | Maruk also had a 12-game point streak in 1980-81. | |
28 | Alan Haworth | 1982-83 | 1/18/1983 | 2/5/1983 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8-1-1 | Haworth had two separate 10-game point streak with the Caps. | |
29 | Alexander Semin | 2009-10 | 1/15/2010 | 2/2/2010 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10-0-0 | Semin has the only 10-game Caps point streak during an undefeated stretch of games. | |
30 | Nicklas Backstrom | 2016-17 | 1/5/2017 | 1/23/2017 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9-0-1 | The Caps went unbeaten in regulation during this stretch. | |
31 | Alex Ovechkin | 2008-09 | 1/27/2009 | 2/18/2009 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7-1-2 | Ovechkin had his second ten-game point streak of the 2008-09 season. | |
32 | Ryan Walter | 1981-82 | 11/25/1981 | 12/14/1981 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4-5-1 | Walter's streak also contained a 6-game goal-scoring streak. | |
33 | Mike Gartner | 1988-89 | 12/21/1988 | 1/10/1989 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 6-1-3 | This was Gartner's last long point streak for the Caps. | |
34 | Andrew Brunette | 1997-98 | 1/13/1998 | 2/7/1998 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5-2-3 | Brunette only played 28 games in his final season in D.C. before being selected by Nashville in the expansion draft. | |
35 | Peter Bondra | 1996-97 | 12/23/1996 | 1/13/1997 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 5-2-3 | Bondra only had two assists in his ten-game point streak. | |
37 | Alex Ovechkin | 2023-24 | 1/24/2024 | 2/22/2024 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4-4-2 | He's 38 years old and still doing this. | |
36 | Nicklas Backstrom | 2008-09 | 2/11/2009 | 3/1/2009 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6-3-1 | Backstrom's 1st ten-game streak came in his sophomore season. |
*Peter Bondra had points in 15 straight games but missed three after his 11th game.
**Alex Ovechkin’s 11-game point streak in 2005-06 is a Caps’ record for rookies.
***Adam Oates’ point streak here is also the Caps’ record for consecutive games with an assist.
****Al Iafrate set the Caps’ defensive record for consecutive games with a point, with 22 in ten games.
Consecutive Games With a Goal
# | Player | Season | Start | End | Streak | G | A | P | Record | Note | Photo |
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1 | Alan Haworth | 1985-86 | 10/25/1985 | 11/12/1985 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6-2-1 | Haworth's goal streak ended but his point streak continued one more game. | |
2 | Mike Gartner | 1986-87 | 01/17/1987 | 02/01/1987 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6-2-1 | Gartner's team goal streak record came in a different season than his point streak records. | |
3 | Dennis Maruk | 1981-82 | 02/06/1982 | 02/21/1982 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 4-3-1 | Maruk averaged nearly 2 goals a game during his streak. | |
4 | Mike Green* | 2008-09 | 01/27/2009 | 02/14/2009 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5-1-2 | Green set the NHL record for a defenseman with goals in 8 straight games. | |
5 | Mike Gartner | 1979-80 | 03/02/1980 | 03/18/1980 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6-1-1 | Gartner's first major goal streak came in his second season. | |
6 | Mike Gartner | 1986-87 | 02/18/1987 | 03/03/1987 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 6-1-0 | This is Gartner's second-longest streak from the 1986-87 season. | |
7 | Alan Haworth | 1982-83 | 01/19/1983 | 02/01/1983 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5-1-1 | Despite the goal streak, Haworth only scored 23 goals in the 1982-83 season. | |
8 | Alex Ovechkin** | 2005-06 | 02/10/2006 | 03/08/2006 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3-3-1 | Ovechkin set the team's rookie record with this goal streak. | |
9 | Mike Gartner | 1980-81 | 02/26/1981 | 03/11/1981 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3-4-0 | Gartner had 6 or more games with goals in four consecutive seasons. | |
10 | Peter Bondra | 1994-95 | 03/18/1995 | 03/31/1995 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5-1-1 | Bondra led the league in goals in the 1994-95 season. | |
11 | Mike Gartner | 1983-84 | 02/03/1984 | 02/16/1984 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6-0-0 | Streak came in the middle of a 10-game winning streak. | |
12 | Dmitri Khristich | 1992-93 | 02/02/1993 | 02/20/1993 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5-1-0 | Khristich also had a hat trick during his streak. | |
13 | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-06 | 12/22/2005 | 01/01/2006 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3-2-1 | Ovechkin's second-longest goal streak during his rookie year. | |
14 | Alex Ovechkin | 2018-19 | 12/04/2018 | 12/15/2018 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5-1-0 | Streak included two hat tricks. | |
15 | Ryan Walter | 1981-82 | 12/02/1981 | 12/12/1981 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3-3-0 | Walter's goal streak was part of a 10-game points streak. | |
16 | Alex Ovechkin | 2007-08 | 01/13/2008 | 01/23/2008 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4-2-0 | Ovechkin's streak came as the Caps were on their way to making the playoffs for the first time since he was drafted. | |
17 | Mike Gartner | 1981-82 | 12/23/1981 | 01/03/1982 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2-3-1 | With the Caps, Gartner had 6 streaks of 6 games or more with a goal. | |
18 | Alexander Semin | 2008-09 | 02/26/2009 | 03/08/2009 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2-3-1 | Semin had his higest points-per-game average in 2008-09. | |
19 | Peter Bondra | 1996-97 | 12/23/1996 | 01/03/1997 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3-2-1 | This was Bondra's second-longest streak of his career. | |
20 | Tom Wilson | 2018-19 | 11/21/2018 | 12/02/2018 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5-1-0 | Wilson had 14 points in his first 10 games of the 2018-19 season. | |
21 | Alex Ovechkin | 2023-24 | 1/27/2024 | 2/13/2024 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1-3-2 | Ovechkin set the NHL record for most empty net goals during this streak. | |
22 | Andrew Brunette | 1997-98 | 12/29/1997 | 01/09/1998 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5-1-0 | Brunette only played 28 games in his final season in D.C. before being selected by Nashville in the expansion draft. | |
23 | Dmitri Khristich | 1991-92 | 11/08/1991 | 11/20/1991 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Khristich had a career-high 36 goals in 1991-92. | |
24 | Alex Ovechkin | 2008-09 | 11/10/2008 | 11/19/2008 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4-0-1 | ||
25 | Alex Ovechkin | 2009-10 | 1/31/2010 | 02/07/2010 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5-0-0 | Ovechkin's streak came at the tail end of a 14-game winning streak. | |
26 | Alex Ovechkin | 2005-06 | 1/10/2006 | 01/19/2006 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3-1-1 | ||
27 | Bengt Gustafsson | 1981-82 | 3/10/1982 | 03/20/1982 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1-2-2 | ||
28 | Alexander Semin | 2006-07 | 1/4/2007 | 01/13/2007 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3-2-0 | ||
29 | Mike Ridley | 1986-87 | 2/20/1987 | 03/01/1987 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5-0-0 | ||
30 | Dennis Maruk | 1980-81 | 1/24/1981 | 02/01/1981 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3-1-1 | ||
31 | Alex Ovechkin | 2012-13 | 3/17/2013 | 03/24/2013 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4-1-0 | ||
32 | Peter Bondra | 1997-98 | 11/9/1997 | 11/18/1997 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3-1-1 | ||
33 | Mike Gartner | 1987-88 | 2/12/1988 | 02/20/1988 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5-0-0 | ||
34 | Dave Christian | 1985-86 | 10/29/1985 | 11/06/1985 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4-1-0 | ||
35 | Dave Christian | 1984-85 | 11/25/1984 | 12/02/1984 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5-0-0 | ||
36 | Bobby Carpenter | 1983-84 | 2/28/1984 | 03/07/1984 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5-0-0 | ||
37 | Ryan Walter | 1978-79 | 1/11/1979 | 01/19/1979 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3-2-0 | ||
38 | Alex Ovechkin | 2014-15 | 12/29/2014 | 01/08/2015 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3-0-2 | ||
39 | Alex Ovechkin | 2011-12 | 3/18/2012 | 03/25/2012 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2-1-2 | ||
41 | Peter Bondra | 1997-98 | 1/21/1998 | 01/31/1998 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3-0-2 | ||
42 | Dino Ciccarelli | 1990-91 | 12/7/1990 | 12/17/1990 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2-3-0 | ||
43 | Geoff Courtnall | 1988-89 | 11/4/1988 | 11/15/1988 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3-2-0 | ||
44 | Mike Gartner | 1980-81 | 3/22/1981 | 03/29/1981 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2-2-1 | ||
45 | Bob Kelly | 1980-81 | 11/22/1980 | 12/03/1980 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2-0-3 | ||
46 | Alex Ovechkin | 2018-19 | 2/14/2019 | 02/23/2019 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3-2-0 | ||
47 | Alex Ovechkin | 2020-21 | 3/11/2021 | 3/19/2021 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5-0-0 | Streak came at the tail end of a 7-game winning streak. | |
48 | Bobby Carpenter | 1984-85 | 11/13/1984 | 11/21/1984 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4-1-0 | ||
49 | Tom Rowe | 1978-79 | 2/21/1979 | 03/02/1979 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1-3-1 | ||
50 | Andre Burakovsky | 2015-16 | 1/19/2016 | 02/06/2016 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3-1-1 | Burakovsky's best streak came in his second season. | |
51 | Alexander Semin | 2007-08 | 2/15/2008 | 02/24/2008 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1-2-2 | ||
52 | Keith Jones | 1994-95 | 2/28/1995 | 03/07/1995 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4-0-1 | ||
53 | Dave Christian | 1985-86 | 3/17/1986 | 03/25/1986 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4-1-0 | ||
54 | Bobby Carpenter | 1984-85 | 12/2/1984 | 12/11/1984 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3-1-1 | ||
55 | Dino Ciccarelli | 1988-89 | 3/24/1989 | 04/01/1989 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3-0-2 | ||
56 | Sonny Milano | 2023-24 | 2/24/2024 | 3/9/2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3-1-1 |
*Mike Green set the NHL record for a defenseman with goals in 8 straight games.
**Alex Ovechkin’s goal streak in 2005-06 is a Caps’ record for rookies.
Streaks From Start of Season
Goal streak to start season – 4:
- Alex Ovechkin (10/01/2013 to 10/10/2013)
- Mike Gartner (10/08/1987 to 10/16/1987)
- Dennis Maruk (10/11/1979 to 10/16/1979)
Each scored goals in four straight games.
Goal streak to start season (defense) – 3:
- Calle Johansson scored in three straight to start a season, one of only six defensemen in history to do that. (10/07/1992 to 10/10/1992)
Assist streak to start season – 4:
- Dave Christian (1983-84)
- Dale Hunter (1996-97)
- Brooks Laich (2009-10)
- Ryan Walter (1981-82)
Each had assists in four straight games.
Rookie goal streak to start season – 3:
- Richard Zednik is only one of 13 rookies to score goals in his first three games of the season. (10/01/1997-10/04/1997)
Point streak to start career (8):
- Alex Ovechkin scored a point in eight straight games to start his career
(There are some categories missing here but the totals are not noteable and are shared by many players.)